FA Cup 25/26, Round 2 · 5 Dec 2025

Salford City 4–0 Leyton Orient

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Salford City favourites at 53%.

Salford City won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jack Simpson, 51.8 in 90′.

Each side's last five results before this match.

1 Nov 2025	D 1–1	v Lincoln City FA Cup
12 Aug 2025	D 0–0	v Rotherham United EFL Cup

3 Nov 2025	W 1–0	at Tamworth FA Cup
12 Aug 2025	L 0–1	v Wycombe Wanderers EFL Cup

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Matthew Young Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.7	–
Rosaire Longelo Midfielder	1	0	0	–	47.7	–
Kelly N'Mai Midfielder	90	2	0	1.02	45.3	–
Kallum Cesay Midfielder	89	0	1	0.11	40.2	–
Daniel Udoh Forward	79	0	0	0.39	37.0	–
Josh Austerfield Midfielder	79	0	0	0.32	35.7	–
Matt Butcher Midfielder	11	0	0	–	34.0	–
Kadeem Harris Midfielder	90	0	1	0.12	33.3	–
Jorge Grant Midfielder	90	0	0	0.09	33.1	–
Adebola Oluwo Defender	90	0	0	–	32.2	–
Haji Mnoga Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	27.3	–
Ollie Turton Defender	90	0	0	0.02	27.0	–
Luke Garbutt Defender	90	0	0	0.02	9.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Josh Koroma Midfielder	23	–	53.1	–
Tayo Adaramola Midfielder	10	–	52.6	–
Jack Simpson Defender	90	–	51.8	–
Daniel Happe Defender	90	–	49.0	–
Omar Beckles Defender	80	–	47.7	–
Killian Cahill Goalkeeper	90	0.79	43.7	–
Michael Craig Defender	59	–	41.0	–
Charlie Wellens Midfielder	90	0.12	36.7	–
Alfie Lloyd Forward	31	0.07	34.9	–
Tyreeq Bakinson Midfielder	31	0.08	34.7	–
Sean Clare Midfielder	90	–	34.6	–
Dominic Ballard Forward	90	0.19	34.4	–
Azeem Abdulai Midfielder	67	–	30.7	–
Ollie O'Neill Midfielder	59	–	29.3	–
Aaron Connolly Midfielder	90	0.36	28.8	–